Angulapteryx texana

Angulapteryx texana is a planthopper native to the United States, described by Paul Wilson Oman in 1936. The generic placement of the species had been disputed, but a 2025 revision clarified that its former placement in Poblicia was erroneous, and placed it instead in its own genus, Angulapteryx.^[1]

Angulapteryx texana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Fulgoridae
Subfamily:	Poiocerinae
Tribe:	Poiocerini
Genus:	Angulapteryx Bartlett, 2025
Species:	A. texana
Binomial name
Angulapteryx texana (Oman, 1936)
Synonyms
Poblicia texana Oman, 1936

Description

Adult Angulapteryx texana are mostly grayish-tan in color with bold, brownish black bands extending from the head down to its back. The forewings have pinkish spots that appear in a mottled pattern. the legs are bicolored, being black and tan. The adults are 18-20 millimeters (0.71-0.79 inches) long. The nymphs are reddish-brown in color with a faint white band extending down the middle of the thorax. The head is rounded.^[2]

Distribution and host plants

It is primarily found in Texas and Arkansas, but its range extends eastward to Virginia, and its host plants are species of juniper.^[1] Isolated records from Arizona and Mexico are considered to be potentially undescribed species in the genus.^[1]